sister

英 [ˈsɪstə(r)]

美 [ˈsɪstər]

n. 姐; 妹; (称志同道合者)姐妹; 护士长

复数：sisters　

中考高考考研

Oxford 3000 / Collins.5 / BNC.1049 / COCA.823

牛津词典

noun

姐；妹
a girl or woman who has the same mother and father as another person
1. She's my sister.
  她是我姐姐。
2. an older/younger sister
  姐姐；妹妹
3. a big/little/kid sister
  大姐；小妹；年幼的妹妹
4. We're sisters.
  我们是姐妹。
5. Do you have any brothers or sisters ?
  你有兄弟姐妹吗？
6. My best friend has been like a sister to me (= very close) .
  我最要好的一个朋友待我亲如姐妹。
（称志同道合者）姐妹
used for talking to or about other members of a women's organization or other women who have the same ideas, purpose, etc. as yourself
1. They supported their sisters in the dispute.
  在争论中，她们支持自己的姐妹。
护士长
a senior female nurse who is in charge of a hospital ward
女教友；（尤指）修女
a female member of a religious group, especially a nun
1. Sister Mary
  修女玛丽
2. the Sisters of Charity
  仁爱修女会
（美国大学）女生联谊会会员
(in the US) a member of a sorority (= a club for a group of female students at a college or university)
（黑人的互相称谓）大姐
used by black people as a form of address for a black woman
同类型的；同一批的；如同姐妹的
a thing that belongs to the same type or group as sth else
1. our sister company in Italy
  我们在意大利的姊妹公司
2. a sister ship
  同一类型的船

柯林斯词典

See also:His sister Sarah helped him....Vanessa Bell, the sister of Virginia Woolf...I didn't know you had a sister.half-sister stepsister

Note that there is no common English word that can refer to both a brother and a sister. You simply have to use both words.She has 13 brothers and sisters.The wordsiblingexists, but it is very formal.
注意英语中没有统称兄弟姐妹的常用词，所以在谈及兄弟姐妹的时侯，必须同时使用 brother 和 sister：She has 13 brothers and sisters (她有 13 个兄弟姐妹)。sibling 可以统称兄弟姐妹，但非常正式。

N-COUNT; N-TITLE; N-VOC 修女;女教友
Sisteris a title given to a woman who belongs to a religious community.
1. Sister Francesca entered the chapel.
  弗朗西丝卡修女走进了小教堂。
2. ...the Hospice of the Sisters of Charity at Lourdes.
  卢尔德仁爱修女会的安养院
N-COUNT; N-TITLE; N-VOC 护士长;高级护士
Asisteris a senior female nurse who supervises part of a hospital.
1. Ask to speak to the sister on the ward...
  请求和病房里的护士长说话。
2. Sister Middleton followed the coffee trolley.
  护士长米德尔顿跟在送咖啡的推车后面。
N-COUNT (同一种族、宗教、国家或职业的)姐妹;同道中的女性;志同道合的女士
You can describe a woman as yoursisterif you feel a connection with her, for example because she belongs to the same race, religion, country, or profession.
1. Modern woman has been freed from many of the duties that befell her sisters in times past.
  现代女性已经从许多压在旧时女性身上的责任中解放出来了。
2. ...our Jewish brothers and sisters.
  我们犹太教的兄弟姐妹们
ADJ 同类型的;相关联的;如同姐妹的
You can usesisterto describe something that is of the same type or is connected in some way to another thing you have mentioned. For example, if a company has asistercompany, they are connected.
1. ...the International Monetary Fund and its sister organisation, the World Bank.
  国际货币基金组织及其姊妹机构——世界银行
2. ...Voyager 2 and its sister ship, Voyager 1.
  “旅行者 2 号”太空探测器及其姊妹探测器——“旅行者 1 号”

英英释义

noun

(slang) sometimes used as a term of address for attractive young women
Synonym:babybabe
a female person who is a fellow member of a sorority or labor union or other group
1. none of her sisters would betray her
a female person who has the same parents as another person
1. my sister married a musician
Synonym:sis

双语例句

Sister Francesca entered the chapel.
弗朗西丝卡修女走进了小教堂。
His sister said he had deliberately given the hospital a false name and address.
他姐姐说他故意给医院留了假名字和假地址。
My sister Yvonne also came to live at Ockenden Cottage with me.
姐姐伊冯娜也来到奥克肯登小屋和我一起住了。
My sister's given me this brilliant book.
我的姐姐给了我这本非常好看的书。
Imogen stayed with her widowed sister.
伊莫金和她守寡的姐姐住在一起。
Ask to speak to the sister on the ward
请求和病房里的护士长说话。
Sister Middleton followed the coffee trolley.
护士长米德尔顿跟在送咖啡的推车后面。
His sister Sarah helped him.
他姐姐萨拉帮助了他。
The person you saw yesterday was not her, but her elder sister.
昨天你看见的不是她，（而）是她姐姐。
She made liberal use of her elder sister's make-up and clothes.
她随便把姐姐的化妆品和衣服拿来用。